After the Revolution of 1911, from the time Yin and Hu Jingyi were appointed as the viceroy of Sichuan to the later governors, some former Qing elders, celebrities, literati and gentry were hired as consultants. Some of these consultants are paid, some are nominal, and of course there is no specific work to do. Because these people have certain prestige and influence in the society, the warlords know that at an appropriate time, using them to serve their own military or political struggles will achieve certain results. So everyone is happy to do so.

19 18, when Xiong Kewu served as the Sichuan overseer, he hired more consultants than his predecessors. Besides the general consultant, there were more than a dozen senior consultants. What I can remember now is:

Rick Fang, a native of Tongcheng, Anhui, was an academician in the former Qing Dynasty and a scholar in Sichuan.

Zeng Jian, whose name is Ruhuan, was born in Longchang County and paid tribute before the Qing Dynasty.

Zeng Pei, a native of Chengdu, was an academician of the former Qing Dynasty.

Chen Zhongxin, the word Mengfu, Fushun, former Qing Dynasty Hanlin;

Song Yu Ren, the word Yunzi, Fushun Ren, former Qing Dynasty Hanlin;

Zhao Xi, Yao Sheng, a native of Rongxian County, was an academician of the former Qing Dynasty;

Yan Kai, a native of Huayang, was a scholar in Qing Dynasty.

Liu Xianying, whose real name is Yubo, was born in Shuangliu County and paid tribute to the former dynasty;

Shao Conggen, whose real name is Shu Ming, is a native of Qingshen County and a former Qing Jinshi;

Xu Jiong, Zi Zixiu, Huayang, former Qing Juren;

Long Wen, the word Haiyun, was born in Chengdu and served as a juren in the Qing Dynasty.

The so-called "five old men and seven wise men" was what the society called these consultant old men at that time. As for them, there is no clear distinction between who belongs to the "five elders" and who belongs to the "seven sages". And the number of people actually participating in this ranks is definitely more than twelve. Therefore, the term "five old men and seven sages" was only a kind of honorific title for these old people at that time. Other famous figures include:

Luo, a native of Zizhong County, Sichuan Province, was the only scholar in Sichuan in the Qing Dynasty.

Yin Changling, also known as Xi Zhong, was born in Pixian County, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

Lin, a native of Huayang, Chengdu, Sichuan, was famous in his later years.

What activities do they have? Please look at the following example.

19 19 years, the two armies of Sichuan and Yunnan clashed, and they were initially unable to wage war because of insufficient strength, so they encouraged the "five old men and seven sages" to jointly send express mail instead of telegrams: "With the power of the Soviet Union, invite soldiers to leave the country; Please disarm the ministries to solve the people's difficulties. " On the surface, the "five old men and seven sages" spoke on behalf of the Sichuan people, but in essence they said what they wanted to say at that time, which greatly helped Xiong's political offensive, so the "five old men and seven sages" at that time became the limelight figures in Chengdu. They often sit in the big sedan chairs specially prepared for them by the provincial and supervisory departments, and always rank first in public and private banquets, weddings and funerals, and are respected.

1922, the first and second armies of Sichuan Army jointly squeezed out the overseer Liu Cunhou. When the enemy arrived at the gates of Chengdu, Liu was helpless and had to abandon the city and flee. But he pretended to be calm, closed the door and prepared for street fighting. At this time, the "five old men and seven sages" were greatly alarmed. They thought that Chengdu was about to be devastated, so they gathered in Beijiaochang to supervise the department and asked Liu Cunhou to put the lives and property of the people in the city first and not to engage in street fighting. Three days later, Liu had already packed his bags, bowed to his knees and left Chengdu with the seal of the prison army. This will greatly add luster to the face of the "five old and seven sages".

1924, Yang Sen was engaged in municipal construction in Chengdu, which involved building roads, tearing down sheds, demolishing street houses, destroying the walls of a small city and so on. At this time, some of the "five old men and seven sages" died, some returned to their hometowns to support the elderly, and only a few stayed in Chengdu. Although he is no longer a consultant of Jansen, he still visited Jansen jointly to intercede for the streets of Chengdu. Who knows, Governor Yang doesn't buy these old people's accounts and insists on his own ideas. Touching this nail, the activity of "five old men and seven sages" in Chengdu will go away.

However, in 1935, Chiang Kai-shek put his talons into Sichuan in the name of "suppressing * * *", which had a conflict of interest with Liu Xiang, who was in power in Sichuan at that time. Liu called on people to put forward the slogan of "Sichuan people ruling Sichuan" to resist Jiang Jun. Jiang instructed Dai to persuade the teacher of Dai, an old man among the "Five Old Men and Seven Sages", to issue a leaflet entitled "Different Sichuan People Ruling Sichuan" in his own name, denouncing the evils of Sichuan warlords in the past, welcoming the central government's "ruling Sichuan with bandits" and clearing the way for Chiang Kai-shek's movement. This can be regarded as the last performance of "Five Old Men and Seven Sages" on the political stage in Sichuan.

"Five Old Men and Seven Sages" is a cultural group that flourished in Sichuan a hundred years ago. They inherit the excellent tradition of Bashu culture, have both ability and political integrity, apply what they have learned, widely plant peaches and plums, benefit scholars, and make "Shu Studies" have a far-reaching influence in China.